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UNI, I did get as far as the screen shot you posted but not really sure what to do beyond that. I clicked on apply and many, many entries remained.

After hitting apply, you close that window with OK. That should filter the results. Look in the column named Process Name. Those are the apps writing to that folder.

If I totally missed what you were asking, maybe watching me use Process Monitor might help you out. See this post.

Quote: Originally Posted by scoobz

Quote: Originally Posted by UsernameIssues

Are you using the built in Administrator account for day to day use?

Btw, I am, I thought that was ok? I got tired of doing elevated command prompts

Using the built in Administrator account for day to day use is not safe. If you do not understand why, then you should not be making the decision to change the way Micosoft set up the security model. The built in Administrator account to disabled by default. Some users (and companies) also rename the built in Administrator account for a bit more safety.

It would be best to...
...create a user:admin account
...create a user:standard account
...move you current profile files to the user:standard account
...disable the built in:Administrator account
...have a password on all accounts
...use the user:standard account for day to day use
...set the User Account Control slider to the top
That is the best.

Most people tend to use a user:admin account for day to day use.

If you don't mind me asking, what is it that you frequently do via elevated command prompts?

I closed and reopened procmon, entered the filter and the list was empty until I closed and opened WLM, I also got entries for HWMON when I opened that, ccleaner of course, cmdagent and WMIC.exe

I have 3 profiles on the machine admin, guest (disabled) and a user/admin account (which is still there but I disabled the logon screen)

I think I disabled UAC on the user account so to all intents and purposes it WAS a proper admin account. I don't do anything on a regular basis that demands elevated prompts, just in the overall setup of windows (there were loads of things to do, most requiring some sort of admin access).

I'll have to research how to copy the admin profile over to the user account. Edit: Not having a lot of luck, maybe I need to create a new account before I can copy the data over? "Delete" and "Copy to" are greyed out.

Thanks

Btw, this is a machine only I have access to so I'm not worried about local security.

The UAC setting is system wide. What it is set at in one account is what it is set at in all accounts. It should be set to the default or higher setting. Each time that you see the UAC prompt, you sould not think of it as an annoyance, you should think of it as proof that the OS security model is functioning. You should never run a browser from an admin account while the UAC is off.

Yes, create whatever user account you will be using, then copy Start menu items, documents, videos.... over to that account.

The UAC setting is system wide. What it is set at in one account is what it is set at in all accounts. It should be set to the default or higher setting. Each time that you see the UAC prompt, you sould not think of it as an annoyance, you should think of it as proof that the OS security model is functioning. You should never run a browser from an admin account while the UAC is off.

Yes, create whatever user account you will be using, then copy Start menu items, documents, videos.... over to that account.

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